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Security Forces Disperse Kinshasa Protest Over Bill That Could Enable Third Term

Opposition says the proposed measure would open a legal route to remove presidential term limits, raising the risk of wider unrest.

Ethiopia Holds Parliament Vote Expected to Deliver Landslide for Abiy's Party

King Pardons Kem Sokha and Ends His House Arrest

Cambodian Court Upholds Kem Sokha’s 27-Year Treason Conviction

WDR Marks 50 Years Since Michael Gartenschläger Exposed GDR Border Traps and Was Killed in a Stasi Ambush

Myanmar President Sets 100-Day Peace Talks Deadline Despite Rebel Rebuffs

Foro Penal Verifies 104 Political Prisoners Freed in a Day as Venezuela Touts 808 Total Releases

Venezuela Frees Over 100 Political Prisoners as NGOs Challenge Official Count

Bobi Wine Says Soldiers Raided His Home Overnight, Wife Hospitalized After Assault

Uganda Army Chief Says 30 Opposition Supporters Killed, 2,000 Detained After Disputed Vote

Uganda’s Pre-Election Crackdown Intensifies Before Jan. 15 Vote

European Parliament Awards 2025 Sakharov Prize to Imprisoned Journalists From Georgia and Belarus

Georgia’s Ruling Party Claims Local Landslide as PM Brands Protests a Coup Plot

Maduro Claims Victory in Venezuelan Elections as 58% of Voters Abstain

DDR Civil Rights Icon Gerd Poppe Dies at 84

Russia Jails Navalny’s Lawyers in Escalating Crackdown on Dissent

EU and Latin American Leaders Demand Transparency in Venezuela's Disputed Election

UN Report Details Escalating War Crimes in Myanmar

Disappearance of High-Profile Russian Political Prisoners Raises Speculation